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Jaspreet Bindra New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 14 2013 | 4:01 PM IST
  1. The standard playing time of a compact disc is 74 minutes. Why?

  2. Airtel, Sun, NDTV and VIP are major advertisers in which company?

  3. With a car, this country has joined the elite group of 16 countries that can manufacture their own cars. This car is made by Adam Motors. Other than its engine, all parts are made in its home country. Which car and country are we talking about?

  4. Once, a small-time programmer launched a site to help his girlfriend and the event created history. He invests in microloans to small business owners in developing economies and in open-source software. Who are we talking about?

  5. The French do not like the English. So they coin French words for common terms and put them to official use. The Academie Française came up with words related to the Cyber world like ARROSAGE, BOGUE and COURRIEL. How do we better know these terms?

  6. The literal meaning in Chinese for this term is "" Ten-thousand-dimensional Web in heaven and Net on earth. How do we know it as a term from the Cyber world?

  7. This was a brief from the agency to the musician "" "We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah-blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional". After the list of adjectives the brief added, "and it must be 3 1/4 seconds long." The musician's name at birth was Brian Peter George. How do we know him as and identify the piece he created.

  8. Everyone has definitely heard about the hit television show The Apprentice. Who will host the third season of this show?

  9. When British soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy during World War II, they were carrying more than just ammunition for firepower. They carried with them a powerful nutritional supplement called ________ that had been introduced by Glaxo.

  10. Formed by the merging of several similar companies, this company is referred to as "The Merger" by stockbrokers across the country. How do we know "The Merger" as?
 
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